Using correlation and multivariate statistical analysis to identify hydrogeochemical processes affecting the major ion chemistry of waters: a case study in Laoheba phosphorite mine in Sichuan, China

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3973-3982

  Wu, Jianhua ^a,b   Li, Peiyue ^a,b   Qian, Hui ^a,b   Duan, Zhao ^c   Zhang, Xuedi ^a,b  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater resources; Hydrogeochemistry; Major ion chemistry; Mineral weathering; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MINE DRAINAGE; RECHARGE; SAMPLING; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; SICHUAN;

EID: 84907243961     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-1057-4     Document Type: Article

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